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Bellingham police searching for man suspected of assaulting 71-year-old

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Officers with the Bellingham Police Department are asking for the public's help in identifying a man suspected of assaulting a 71-year-old.

Police said the alleged assault happened on April 1 at 10 a.m.

"The male in the photos is suspected of assaulting a 71-year-old man who was driving his car through a bank parking lot in the 100 block of Holly Street," police wrote in a news release.

Police said the victim sustained facial fractures from the alleged assault.

The suspect is described by police as a white man in his 30s who is an average heigh,t average weight and has brown hair.

Photos appear to show the man wearing blue plants and a light colored shirt with a hood under a blue or black coat.

Anyone with information on the suspect and/or the alleged assault is asked to contact the Bellingham Police Department here, by calling the department's tip line at 360-778-8611, or by calling Detective Wagner at 360-778-8767.

KIRO 7 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

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